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| From | Marty Rudnick <mrudnick@marturo.com> |
| Subject | Re: the webcasters' Day of Silence tomorrow |
| Date | Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:30:19 -0700 |
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Maybe it's just me, but doesn't boycotting traditional radio make more
sense?
Marty
Eytan Mirsky wrote:
> I don't really care one way or another because I'm sure I'll never see
> any royalties from any kind of radio, but I thought I'd pass on the
> other side (from a letter from the company that administers my
> publishing):
>
> "Here in Los Angeles KCRW has been running a wholly self-serving
> campaign in support of a legislative lobbying attempt to reverse a
> perfectly valid and well-considered ruling by the Copyright Royalty
> Board to set rates internet radio stations must pay publishers and
> labels in order to transmit their songs. A coalition called
> SaveNetRadio, backed by DiMA (the Digital Media Assn.) which is turn
> backed by the likes of AOL, Apple and Yahoo, are funding this
> nationwide campaign and they not only have the power of significant
> money, they have the airwaves to get their one-sided message out
> without fear of contradiction.
>
> The fact is the CRB ruling was proper appealed and they lost. They
> lost because you deserve the reasonable royalties internet radion
> should be required to pay for your music, just as traditional radio
> does. This is nothing more than a blatant attempt by corporations to
> increase their piece of the pie at your and our expense."
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